# Exporting a board

> Right-click the canvas and choose Export to save the whole board as a PNG or a PDF. Individual images download from the lightbox, either as the original file or with your adjustments baked in. Documents have their own exports including PDF, Markdown, HTML and screenplay formats.

_Source: https://clusters.soleilpictures.com/docs/canvas/export · Updated 2026-08-08_

Three different things get exported, and they are separate mechanisms.

## The whole board

Right-click the canvas → **Export**:

- **PNG** — a single image of the board
- **PDF** — the board as a printable document

Both capture the board as it appears: cards, [arrows](/docs/canvas/arrows),
[drawings](/docs/canvas/shapes-and-drawing), [group](/docs/canvas/groups)
outlines and the background.

There is no region export. If you want part of a board, either fit that part on
screen first, or move those cards onto their own
[nested cluster](/docs/clusters) and export that — which is usually the better
answer, because it leaves you with something reusable.

## A single image

Open an image in the lightbox and use **Download**. You choose between:

- The **original file**, exactly as uploaded
- A version with your [adjustments](/docs/canvas/images) baked in

The original is never modified by adjusting a card, so both options are always
available.

## A document

[Documents](/docs/documents) have their own export menu with a wider set of
formats — PDF, Markdown, HTML, and for
[screenplays](/docs/documents/screenplay), Final Draft (`.fdx`) and Fountain.
See [Exporting documents](/docs/documents/export).

## Export or share a link?

An export is a snapshot. A [share link](/docs/collaborate/sharing) is live.

Send a link when the recipient may need to see the board again later, or when
you want them to be able to comment. Export when you need a file to attach, to
print, or to hand to a system that only takes files.

> **Note:** A public share link is view-only and needs no account to open. It is
> usually a better answer than emailing a PDF, and it does not go stale.

## On mobile and in the native apps

Exports are delivered through the platform's own share sheet on iOS and Android
rather than a browser download, so they land in Files, Photos, or whichever app
you send them to.